It is harder and takes longer to brew a good lager. If you make a little mistake and get the taste a little off, you can’t hide it with more hops and bitterness like with ales. I wasn’t kind with my first review of an Island Lager. Now I can be, with this one from […]
Fire Rock Pale Ale
Kona Brewing Co. is one of the three breweries on my island here in Hawaii. I will do a whole piece on the brewery separately. Today I am having the Fire Rock Pale Ale and it is quite nice. I was surprised to learn that all the bottle beers from Kona were actually produced on […]
Hawai’i Nui Southern Cross Ale
This is a strong dark Ale. Mouth feel is smooth and clean, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of alcohol, slight hop, and earthy malt. This is a pretty strong drink and I chose it over a lighter red that I was given a chance to taste at the Hilo Burger Joint. Just had to […]
Kaua’i Golden Ale
This is a nice, light ale from my local brewery in Hilo Hawaii. It pours cloudy gold with nice white head and medium carbonation. This would be a great summer ale when you are too hot for an IPA or stronger flavor. Nice, smooth, very drinkable is my opinion of this flavorful brew. Nice, crisp […]
Mehana Brewery
I stopped by the Mehana brewery in Hilo and got a chance to sample all their beers on tap and chat with the brewers. Nice, clean, small brewery and very open and pleasant to visit. There was a small tasting room with a nice young lady pouring small plastic cups to about 5 people while […]
Overboard IPA
Very nice golden color and large white head, as pored from the large, 650 ML bottle. Back to an IPA that has the strong bitterness I have come to expect, or did, before trying some Japanese craft IPA’s. This one is 6.9% abv and the hops really stand out in typical IPA fashion. It gets […]
Big Island Brewhaus Beers
Here are the beers that Big Isalnd Brewhaus has to offer: Dark Side Wheat, Red Sea of Cacao, Mandarin Gold, Dark Sabbath, Octoberfiesta Gold. This was the first row of samplers I tried. Wonderful and I then went on to have the second board of samplers. Now, to be fair, this is too much taste […]
Big Island Brewhaus Golden Sabbath
There were only three bottled brews available for take out when I visited the Big Island Brewhaus in Waimea Hawaii. I have included the first review of the Stout on the main page and now I will do number two. This is Big Island Brewhaus Golden Sabbath and is an 8.5 abv Belgian style ale. This […]
Long Board Lager
I feel I have to say something at the start of this review. I like Kona Brewing Co. a lot. I live on the other side of the island, so it is somewhat of a hometown brewer for me. That said, this is not my favorite in their line up. In fact, as soon as […]
Hawaii Nuii Hapa Brown Ale
Here is another one from my local brewery. Mehana and Hawaii Nuii are two names from the same brewery. Today I am doing Hapa Brown ale. This is nice ale with a roasted malt/nutty taste. It does have a bit of a tang after taste from the can not evident at the brewery. If my […]